"It brings a lot of respect for the person in the cockpit. It is an extremely remunerative position to be in. We consciously try to ensure that more and more women get into the cockpit," SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh on Thursday said.

All but four of 51 forecasters polled expect the RBI to hold its key repo rate at 7.25 percent on Aug. 4. It has already cut the rate three times this year to loosen credit and boost slowing growth in Asia's third-largest economy.